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bounce
verb
-
bounce
,
bouncing
,
bounces
,
bounced
,
bouncy
,
bouncier
,
bounciest
to
spring
back
up
again
after
hitting
a
surface
,
or
to
make
something
do
this
•
The
basketball
bounced
on
the
shiny
wooden
court
and
rolled
toward
the
bench
.
The
basketball
bounced
on
the
shiny
wooden
court
and
rolled
toward
the
bench
.
•
A
small
girl
kept
bouncing
her
bright
blue
rubber
ball
off
the
brick
wall
,
laughing
each
time
it
came
back
.
A
small
girl
kept
bouncing
her
bright
blue
rubber
ball
off
the
brick
wall
,
laughing
each
time
it
came
back
.
Middle
English
"
bounsen
",
echoic
of
a
heavy
blow
or
leap
;
sense
of
rebounding
dates
from
the
16th
century
.
noun
-
bounce
,
bouncing
,
bounces
,
bounced
,
bouncy
,
bouncier
,
bounciest
a
sudden
springing
back
or
upward
movement
after
hitting
a
surface
•
The
ball
lost
its
bounce
after
it
got
wet
.
The
ball
lost
its
bounce
after
it
got
wet
.
•
With
each
bounce
,
the
balloon
climbed
higher
into
the
sky
.
With
each
bounce
,
the
balloon
climbed
higher
into
the
sky
.
From
the
verb
“
bounce
”;
recorded
as
a
noun
by
the
early
17th
century
.
verb
-
bounce
,
bouncing
,
bounces
,
bounced
,
bouncy
,
bouncier
,
bounciest
if
a
cheque
or
payment
is
returned
by
a
bank
because
there
is
not
enough
money
,
it
is
said
to
bounce
•
His
rent
cheque
bounced
,
so
the
landlord
phoned
him
immediately
.
His
rent
cheque
bounced
,
so
the
landlord
phoned
him
immediately
.
•
The
store
charges
a
fee
whenever
a
customer
’
s
payment
bounces
.
The
store
charges
a
fee
whenever
a
customer
’
s
payment
bounces
.
The
financial
sense
dates
from
the
late
19th
century
,
comparing
an
unpaid
cheque
to
a
ball
that
rebounds
instead
of
going
through
.
verb
-
bounce
,
bouncing
,
bounces
,
bounced
,
bouncy
,
bouncier
,
bounciest
of
an
email
;
to
be
returned
to
the
sender
as
undeliverable
•
My
message
to
the
client
bounced
because
I
typed
the
address
wrong
.
My
message
to
the
client
bounced
because
I
typed
the
address
wrong
.
•
If
your
inbox
is
full
,
emails
may
bounce
.
If
your
inbox
is
full
,
emails
may
bounce
.
Borrowed
from
earlier
postal
use
;
applied
to
email
in
the
1980s
as
messages
began
to
‘
rebound
’
electronically
.
verb
-
bounce
,
bouncing
,
bounces
,
bounced
,
bouncy
,
bouncier
,
bounciest
(
slang
)
to
leave
a
place
quickly
•
It
’
s
getting
late
—
I
need
to
bounce
.
It
’
s
getting
late
—
I
need
to
bounce
.
•
After
the
meeting
,
he
bounced
without
saying
goodbye
.
After
the
meeting
,
he
bounced
without
saying
goodbye
.
Emerging
in
American
urban
slang
during
the
1990s
,
likening
a
quick
exit
to
a
ball
springing
away
.
noun
-
bounce
,
bouncing
,
bounces
,
bounced
,
bouncy
,
bouncier
,
bounciest
lively
energy
or
springiness
in
a
person
,
animal
,
or
object
•
She
walked
into
the
office
with
a
bounce
in
her
step
.
She
walked
into
the
office
with
a
bounce
in
her
step
.
•
The
new
shampoo
promises
extra
bounce
for
your
hair
.
The
new
shampoo
promises
extra
bounce
for
your
hair
.
Figurative
sense
developed
in
the
19th
century
from
the
physical
idea
of
springiness
.
verb
-
bounce
,
bouncing
,
bounces
,
bounced
,
bouncy
,
bouncier
,
bounciest
to
forcefully
remove
someone
from
a
place
,
especially
a
bar
or
club
•
The
doorman
bounced
two
rowdy
guests
from
the
nightclub
.
The
doorman
bounced
two
rowdy
guests
from
the
nightclub
.
•
If
you
start
a
fight
,
the
security
team
will
bounce
you
immediately
.
If
you
start
a
fight
,
the
security
team
will
bounce
you
immediately
.
20th-century
nightclub
slang
,
extending
the
idea
of
a
ball
being
sent
away
.
